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A priest with a shaved-looking head, bare upper body, rudraksha mala and wine-red dhoti with gold border pours water from a silver vessel over a white lingam on a black stone base before a golden deity pair. The gilded murti figures wear layered gold necklaces, one with a trident, and a pink-and-red draped garment, framed by a gold arch and multicoloured flower garlands. The scene is an abhishekam at a Shiva shrine.

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February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A priest with bare upper body, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and a rudraksha headband, pours water from a silver vessel over a black stone lingam placed before a golden deity murti of Shiva and his consort. The deity figures wear gold crowns, layered gold necklaces and pink-red silk garments, framed by garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. Water runs over the lingam into a dark basin. Two small brass figures stand at the lower edge. No a person candidate is visible.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA priest in a bare-chested pose with a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala pours water from a silver vessel over a gilded Shiva and Parvati murti during abhishekam. The deities are dressed in gold jewellery, heavy garlands and pink and red silks, framed by a gold arch and multicoloured flower garlands. A second priest in a red-gold dhoti and rudraksha mala stands to the left, and a small brass figure appears at the lower edge. Water falls across a black pedestal below the murti.2015-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair and an orange garment wrapped over a bare upper body stands at the left, pouring liquid from a pale vessel over a dark black shivalinga at the centre. Behind it sit two gold-coloured deity murtis adorned with heavy jewellery, crowns, red and maroon silk garments and garlands. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape the shivalinga and a silver-framed small deity image in front, with banana leaves at the base. The background is decorated with yellow flowers, red floral rows and a green border.2007-01-01February 13 20182018-02-13 +2 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13Photograph of a golden deity murti pair, Shiva and Parvati, seated on a throne decorated with flower garlands in red, yellow, green and purple. The gold figures wear layered gold necklaces, and the female figure wears a red sari with gold border and a gold crown. In front, a priest with a bare back and rudraksha ornaments on his head, neck and arm, wearing a maroon and gold dhoti, applies a white paste to a white shiva linga covered in rose petals. Ritual abhishekam or puja setting in a temple at night, with a small brass lamp in the foreground.2015-02-17 +1 copiesNovember 28 20142014-11-28February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies